Rand Paul actually said...

"I am concerned that the government system of supporting research is inefficient and often incentivizes the wrong things, which leads to bad science and wasted taxpayer dollars."

"It does not sound very objective."

"To say you cannot tell me where your money is going is a bad sign of management."

"Obviously, I think we would have all been a lot happier if Edward Snowden would have reported as a whistleblower instead of going to China or Russia."